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Meir Shimon Geshuri
… to memorize niggunim. After his father closed his grocery shop in Niwka (in the face of new competition), the family … after World War I. He was a member of the regional leadership of the Mizrachi Youth in Silesia and Zagłębie regions in … its study, and in particular stressed the strong relationship between niggun and dance, as well as some of the major …
Sholom Secunda
… Though he showed promise, Sholom still harbored hope that he would be able to continue his musical career. … that year he developed something of a mentor relationship with Jewish composer Ernest Bloch with whom he studied … Sholom decided to try his luck again in Hollywood. He shopped around his hit song, “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön” to …
Mordekhai Zeira
… the atmosphere of each period, as it is expressed in its hopes, sorrows, enthusiasm, yearning for nature, or … I like to write the songs I sing. This is how our friendship began.' [4] Stories about songs Hultza Kehula The …
Elio Piattelli
… and liturgical heritage of the Italian Jewish communities. Hopefully, the Maestro's wish of 'saving these songs from … I personally enjoyed Maestro Piatelli’s affectionate friendship for over twenty years, I considered him a master of rare …
Jerome Kern
… several hits including, 'Look for the Silver Lining,' 'Whippoorwill,' and 'Wild Rose.' From 1920 to 1927, Kern … opening cast included musical theater greats such as Bob Hope, Sydney Greenstreet, and George Murphy. In the 1940's …
Abraham Zvi Idelsohn
… used to take me over to that cold, unheated house of worship. The chazzan was Abraham Mordecai Rabinovitz. His … perplexity of a modern Jew. My father, regarding me as a hopeless case, stopped interfering with my vocation. … Africa, to become a chazzan there, which I accepted. I hoped to be able to live there a genuine Jewish life and to …
Boaz Tarsi
… - A Sabbath Prayer,” and “Esa Eynai - A Prayer of Hope,” were premiered in a special Israel independence … are the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Fellowship Grant, Meet the Composer, the Littauer Foundation Grant …